Part 1: Seven Hours in ORD
Part 2: Cathay Pacific – First Class (CLE > ORD > HKG)
Part 3: Cathay Pacific – Business Class (HKG > BKK)
Part 4: Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel and Bangkok Airways Economy (BKK > USM)
Part 5: Conrad Koh Samui
Part 6: Thai Business Class (USM > BKK) & Singapore Business Class (BKK > SIN)
Having to leave Koh Samui, and even more specifically, the Conrad Koh Samui, was not easy. Well, that’s not entirely true. We dialed 0, had a buggy pick us up two minutes later, and we were driven directly to our car that was awaiting us. In addition, since we had to depart at 7am and breakfast wasn’t being served at 7am, the Conrad gladly prepared omelettes, pastries and fruits for us. The service, as it was all week, was impeccable.
Breakfast was packed and ready to go when we picked up our car
We arrived at USM Airport, quickly made our way to Thai Airlines business check-in (no one else was in line), and checked our bags for Singapore. While Singapore was technically only a layover (22-hours), they allowed us to check the bags only to Singapore instead of all the way to Bali.
Once inside, we made our way to the “VIP Lounge.”
While small, it was nice and the food offering fairly decent.
Lounge Food
Candies
Pancakes
My favorite machine
After four or five espressos, our plane began to board. Imagine our surprise fifteen minutes later when they closed the airplane door and the only person sitting in business class with me was this person:
Empty Cabin
The meal left something to be desired:
Not exactly sure what this is…
The one thing I love about Asian airlines is the service. Whether it is the warm towels or food served on 45-minute flights in economy or the warm smiles from all flight attendants, Asian airlines just seem to have service down. It doesn’t surprise me that they put comment cards in the seat-back pockets. Imagine if United did that…
Customer Service Comment Cards
In Bangkok airport, we had a short hour and a half layover, but was enough time to check out the Singapore Airlines lounge:
Singapore Lounge
NSPfiance’s favorite drink
I was really, really looking forward to Singapore Business class. Very seldom does United release Singapore Business class award space. Imagine my surprise when we got on the plane and there was a 1990’s-esque TV screen:
Look at that TV!
Maybe it was the couple glasses of champagne, or just the fact that this was our 6th flight in as many days, but it took me over an hour to find that I had my own personal hidden TV as well:
Pre-departure Drinks
Wait – You mean I don’t have to watch the giant TV in the front?
The food was OK – nothing special, and the seats/experience was also what one would expect from a standard Business Seat offering:
Seafood Selection
Steak Selection
The Christmas decorations and holiday music playing during taxiing was a nice touch, though:
Christmas Decor
Overall, it was a good trip; however, our excitement for the haul was far outweighed by our excitement for our 22-hour layover in Singapore, and we wanted to make it to the 57th-floor infinity pool as soon as possible…
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